2010 - GAME 11 AT PATRIOTS - 8:20 P.M. ET - ESPN NEW YORK JETS (9-2) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-2) MON., DEC. 6 - GILLETTE STADIUM (68,756) MEDIA INFORMATION Contents MIKE TANNENBAUM ...................28 DEFENSIVE STATISTICS .............120 HEADLINES .................................. 2 REX RYAN .................................. 29 SEASON STATISTICS ..................121 BROADCAST COVERAGE ................ 2 COORDINATORS ......................... 30 BUILDING THE JETS ................. 122 2010 SCHEDULE .......................... 2 MARK SANCHEZ ......................... 31 TRANSACTIONS ........................ 123 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE ............... 2 OFFENSIVE LINE ......................... 34 DEPTH CHART ..........................124 STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT ................ 3 LaDAINIAN TOMLINSON .............. 36 ALPHABETICAL ROSTER ............127 SERIES BY THE NUMBERS ............ 3 SUCCESS ON THE ROAD ............. 38 NUMERICAL ROSTER ................128 SINGLE-GAME SERIES BESTS ........ 3 SANTONIO HOLMES .................... 39 PROBABLE STARTERS ...................4 DARRELLE REVIS ........................ 41 OVERVIEW BY POSITION ...............5 ANTONIO CROMARTIE ................. 41 INDIVIDUAL SERIES HIGHLIGHTS .. 7 DAVID HARRIS ............................ 42 GAME-BY-GAME VS. PATRIOTS ...... 9 BIOS NOT IN MEDIA GUIDE .........48 CONNECTIONS ........................... 12 UPDATED BIOS ...........................59 SUPPLEMENTAL STATS ............... 13 THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED .....83 NEW MEADOWLANDS STADIUM .. 27 GAME REVIEWS ..........................84 2010 - GAME 11 AT PATRIOTS - 8:20 P.M. ET - ESPN NEW YORK JETS (9-2) AT NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS (9-2) MON., DEC. 6 - GILLETTE STADIUM (68,756) HEADLINES JETS/PATRIOTS AT A GLANCE • Monday night’s matchup of the 9-2 Jets at the 9-2 Patri- Series: 100th meeting, Jets lead series 51-48-1 ots marks the first time division opponents that are tied Last Meeting: Jets 28-14, New Meadowlands Stadium, for the best record met in the 12th game of the season 9/19/10 or later since 12/9/01 when San Francisco played St. Streak: The Jets have won three out of the last four contests Louis -- both teams were 9-2 and tied with Pittsburgh against the Patriots and Chicago for the NFL’s best record. Notable: The Jets are looking for the club’s fifth season • The Jets travel their fourth ranked scoring defense to sweep of the Patriots, something New York has not done Foxborough, Massachusetts to face the NFL’s highest since 2000. New England has swept the series seven times. scoring offense. Last week the Jets held the Bengals to Five out of the last six times, the team that swept this series 34 yards on 28 plays in the second half en route to a has gone on to win the AFC East title 26-10 victory on Thanksgiving day. For the season, the Jets allow 296.9 yards a game, third best in the NFL, Series Highlights: In the Jets Week Two victory, the defense and 5.97 yard per pass play, fifth best in the league. limited the Patriots in the second half to 80 yards, eight first • This game features two of the seven top kickoff return- downs, one-of-four on third down and a time of possession ers in the NFL, Jets KR Brad Smith (29.2 avg.) and NE of 9:58. KR Bradon Tate (26.6 avg.). Smith leads the NFL and JETS HEAD COACH: Rex Ryan, Second Season at Jets, is coming off a week in which he returned a kickoff 89 18-9 Regular Season, 2-1 Postseason. yards for a score. Tate ranks seventh in the NFL and PATRIOTS HEAD COACH: Bill Belichick, 11th Season at second in the AFC. The Jets kickoff coverage unit ranks Patriots, 121-50 Regular Season, 14-4 Postseason; overall fourth in the NFL (20.4 avg.), while the Patriots stand as Head Coach 157-94 in Regular Season, 15-5 Postseason twenty first (23.7 avg.). 2010 SCHEDULE BROADCAST COVERAGE REGULAR SEASON TELEVISION: ESPN (National) 9/13 Baltimore L, 10-9 0-1 Play-by-play: Mike Tirico Analysts: Jon Gruden, Ron Jaworski 9/19 New England W, 28-14 1-1 Producer: Jay Rothman Director: Chip Dean 9/26 at Miami W, 31-23 2-1 Sideline: Suzy Kolber 10/3 at Buffalo W, 38-14 3-1 NATIONAL RADIO: WESTWOOD ONE 10/11 Minnesota W, 29-20 4-1 Play-by-play: Kevin Harlan Analyst: Boomer Esiason 10/17 at Denver W, 24-20 5-1 Producer: Mike Eaby Sidline: Steve Tasker 10/24 BYE 10/31 Green Bay L, 9-0 5-2 JETS RADIO: 1050 AM WEPN (ESPN Radio) 11/7 at Detroit W, 23-20 (OT) 6-2 Play-by-play: Bob Wischusen Analyst: Marty Lyons 11/14 at Cleveland W, 26-20 (OT) 7-2 Pre- and Post-Game: Greg Buttle, Don LaGreca 11/21 Houston W, 30-27 8-2 Producer: Joe Loughran 11/25 Cincinnati W, 26-10 9-2 SPANISH RADIO: WADO 1280 12/6 at New England 8:30 p.m. ESPN Play-by-play: Clemson Smith Muniz 12/12 Miami 4:15 p.m. CBS* Analyst: Oscar Benitez 12/19 at Pittsburgh 4:15 p.m. CBS* JETS RADIO NETWORK: WLIR 107.1, Hampton Bays, NY; 12/26 at Chicago 1:00 p.m. CBS* WNJE 1040, Flemington, NJ; WTMM-FM 104.5, Albany, 1/2 Buffalo 1:00 p.m. CBS* NY; WRCN 103.9, Riverhead, NY; WMTR 1250, Morris- Home games in bold *subject to flex schedule town, NJ; WOBM 1160, Ocean City, NJ; WADB 1310, Mon- mouth, NJ; WPDH 101.5/106.1, Poughkeepsie, NY PRONUNCIATION GUIDE MEDIA CONTACTS MARQUICE Cole ......................................mar – KWEECE Vladimir DUCASSE .......................................doo – KOSS SHONN Greene ................................................. SHOHN Bruce Speight [email protected] ........973.549.4690 James IHEDIGBO ...............................ee – HEAD-ee- boe Jared Winley [email protected] .........973.549.4683 Matt KROUL .......................................................KROLE Meghan Gilmore . [email protected] .......973.549.4684 Lance LAURY .................................................LAW – ree Nick Filis .............. [email protected] ..........973.549.4857 Josh MAUGA ....................................................... MA-gah Ashley Earle ......... [email protected] .........973.549.4857 SIONE POUHA ...........................see-OH-nay boe-OOH-ha Erin O’Grady ....... [email protected] ........973.549.4685 Matt SLAUSON .............................................. SLAW-son Tim Shanahan ... [email protected] ......973.549.4685 2 NEWYORKJETS.COM STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT STATISTICAL SNAPSHOT Offense Jets Rank Patriots Rank Total Yards per Game ................................ 361.3 ................... 11 ...................................... 349.2 ........................13 Rush Yards per Game ............................... 148.1 .....................2 ......................................112.5 ........................ 16 Rush Yards per Attempt ................................ 4.5 .....................8 ..........................................4.3 ........................ 12 Pass Yards per Game ................................213.5 ...................18 ......................................236.7 ........................ 12 Sacks per Pass Play ...................................4.9% ...................10 .......................................4.0% .......................... 5 Sacks .......................................................... 19 ....................7t ........................................... 15 ......................... 3t Third Down Efficiency ...............................39.6% ................... 16 ..................................... 45.2% ..........................3 Points per Game ........................................ 24.0 ..................10t ........................................30.4 .......................... 1 Defense Jets Rank Patriots Rank Total Yards per Game ................................ 296.9 ..................... 3 ...................................... 399.1 ........................ 31 Rush Yards per Game ................................. 86.3 .....................4 ......................................110.6 ........................ 16 Rush Yards per Attempt ................................ 3.4 .....................2 ..........................................4.2 ........................ 18 Pass Yards per Game ................................210.6 ...................12 ......................................288.5 ........................ 32 Sacks per Pass Play ...................................5.8% ...................13 .......................................4.3% ........................ 30 Sacks .......................................................... 24 ...................12 ........................................... 20 ....................... 22t Third Down Efficiency ...............................35.9% ................... 10 ..................................... 50.7% ........................ 32 Points per Game ........................................ 17.0 .....................4 ........................................24.2 ........................ 22 SERIES BY THE NUMBERS Largest Winning Margin: Jets 38 at Jets (45-7, 9/26/93) Patriots 53 at Patriots (56-3, 9/9/79) Current Series Winning Streak: Jets One game Games Decided by Three Points or Less: 19 games Jets lead 10-8-1 Games Decided by Seven Points or Less: 45 games Jets lead, 26-18-1 Longest Winning Streak: Jets 9 games (1966-1970) Patriots 7 games (2003-2006) Most Points: Jets 48 at Jets (NY, 48-14, 10/27/68) Patriots 56 at Patriots (NE, 56-3, 9/9/79) Both 78 at Birmingham, AL (NY, 47-31, 9/22/68) Fewest Points: Jets 0, twice. Last: at Jets (NE, 24-0, 10/13/74) Patriots 0 at Patriots (NY, 6-0, 11/28/93) Both 6 at Patriots (NY, 6-0, 11/28/93) SINGLE-GAME SERIES BESTS Rushing Yards ..................... 168 ....................................